Ice-cream spoon.



J. GBIER, ICE CREAM SPOON.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 11, 1910.

Patented Nov. 29, 1910 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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ICE GREAM SPOON.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.11.1910.

Patented Nov. 29, 1910,

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wrme@ Ge er UNTER@ STATE@ PATENT @Fnll JAMES GEIER, OF TROY, NEW YORK,ASSIGNOR TO CTEERINE 'NIELSEN AND HENRY S. GILES, OF TROY, NEWv YORK.

ICE-CREAM SOON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

catented Nov. 29, 1910.

Application filed January 11, 1910. Serial No. 537,487.

To all 'to/'tom it' may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES Game, a citizen of the Republic ofSwitzerland, who has tiled an application to become a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Troy, in the county of Rensselaer and Stateof N ew York, have invented. certain new and useful Improvements inice-Cream Spoons, of which the following is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to improvements in ice cream spoons.

The object of the invention is to provide a connection between theoperating linger piece and the scraper, which will be con cealed and outof the way to prevent the operators lingers getting caught or pinchedwhen manipulating the spoon, and to further so arrange the parts thatthey may be conveniently taken to pieces for cleaning the elements, tomake the spoon as sanitary as possible.

The invention also relates to improvements in the specific details ofconstruction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter referred to andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved spoon.Fig. 2 is a horizontal section through thel handle and rack and gear.Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line coe-a of Fig. 2. Fig. at is atransverse section on the line y-y Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a perspective view,the parts of the spoon being separated.

1 indicates a handle, and formed integral therewith is a bowl 2. In thebottom of the bowl is a depression 3, in which lits a hub Il, of ascraper 5, and at the bottom of the hub is a pinion 6 provided withupper and lower flanges G, forming a guideway and extending from thelatter is a trunnion 7 having a bearing in an opening 8, in an offsetposition 9 at the bottom of the point of juncture of the bowl andhandle. The outer end of the scraper is bent over the edge of the bowlto act as a guide, as shown at 5.

Formed in one edge of the handle 1 is a longitudinally disposed groove10 which is open on the side. The open side of th-e groove adjacent thebottom of the bowl, is closed by a strip 11 to provide a guide for therack 12. The groove 10 communicates with the opening 3, at the point 13,to permit the teeth of the pinion 6 to engage the i l teeth 13 of therack, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

The rack 12, reciprocates in the groove 10 and is provided with theteeth 13@ at one end which mesh with the pinion 6 and teeth 1a at itsopposite end to engage with the teeth le; of a finger piece 15 which isin the form of a segment. The outer edge of the rack 12 is flush withthe outer side surface of the handle 1, and is conlined in the groove bythe strip 11, and a set screw 16, which passes through threaded openingsin the two parallel ears 17, extending from the sides of the handle at apoint adjacent the linger operating segment 15.

The finger operating segment 15 is pivotally mounted at 18 between twooutwardly extending ears 19. A spiral spring 20 is secured at one end tothe pivot 18, and at its opposite end to the finger segment 15 for thepurpose of retracting the rack and restoring the scraper to normalposition when pressure en the linger segment is released,

lhen the parts are assembled, the tension of the spring is such that theinner end of the rack will abut against a stop QO, formed at the end ofthe handle and thereby retain he teeth of the segment and the teeth 14,of the rack in engagement. The set screw acts as a guide against whichthe outer edge of the rack bears, and thereby prevents the outfardpressure of the hnger segment forcing he rack out of. the groove. Byoperating the linger' segment the rack is forced forward, and throughthe teeth 13 and pinion G the scraper is revolved around in the bowl. 1nthis connection it is to be noted, that I employ but a single scraperarm and that by the gear connection it is revolved completely around theinner surface of the bowl several times which adds greatly to theconvenience of releasing the ice cream, particularly if it is unusuallyhard. Immediately the pressure on the linger segment is'released, thespring returns the parts to their normal position.

By constructing the spoon as described it is evident the rack, thepinion and segment at the points engaging therewith, are concealed whichwill prevent the operators lingers from being injured, and furthermore,liability of the parts catching or hanging on the can or the clotheswhen the spoon is handled, is obviated.

le from the teeth of the segment, and thenA the racl; drawn toward therear and out of Y the groove to disengage it from the pinion.

rl`he rack having now been taken out the scraper and its pinion can beremoved from the bowl The scraper, bowl and rack be ing now separated,they can be individually cleaned which is advantageous from a sanitarystandpoint. rthe set screw is depended upon as the locking means forholding the parts in assembled form, as will be readily understood byreference to the drawing.

lVhat l claim is:

l. )in ice cream spoon comprising a bowl, a scraper operating in thebowl, a gear on the bottom of the scraper, a handle formed with alongitudinal groove in one side thereof, a rack bar engaging the gearand litting in the groote and adapted to slide lengthwise therein.detachable means engaging the outside otl and holding the rael; bar inthe groove and against the wall ot' the latter, a pivotally mountedlinger piece having teeth which engage the rack bar, and a spring forholding the linger piece ot rack bar in normal position.

2. An ice cream spoon comprising a handle, formed with a longitudinalgroove in one side thereof, rack oar fitting in the groove and adaptedto slide lengthwise therein. detachable means engaging the outside ot'and holding the rack bar in the groove and against the wall or' thelatter, a pivotally mounted segmental rack engaging the rack bar. aspring for holding the pivotally mounted segmental rack and rack bar innormal position, a bowl at the end of the handle and formed with adepression which communicates with the groove in the handle, a scraperin the bowl and a pinion on the scraper which lits in the depression andengages with the rack bar.

3. An ice cream spoon comprising a handle formed with a longitudinal.open groove interrupted by a strip near one end to provide a guide, arack bar fitting in the groove and adapted to slide lengthwise therein,a stop to limit the rearward sliding movement ol1 the rack bar, adetachable locking device on the handle which engages the outside ot therack bar lo hold said rack bar in the groove, and against the wall ofthe latter, a pivotally mounted segment tor operating the rack bar, aspring for returning' the segM nient to normal position and the rackloar against its stop, a bowl, a scraper therein, and a pinion on thescraper with which the sliding rack bar engages.

4.. An ice cream spoon comprising a handle termed with a longitudinalopen groove interrupted by a strip near one end to provide a guide, arack bar fitting in the groove, and adapted to slide lengthwise therein,a stop to limit the rearward sliding movement of the rack bar in thegroove, ears extending from the handle, a set screw operating in theears and against which the outer' edge of the raclr bar engages toconfine the latter in the groove and hold said rack bar against the wallof the groove, a pivotally mounted segment operating the rack bar, aspring for returning the segment to normal position and the rack baragainst its stop, a bowl, a scraper consisting ot a single arm operatingin the bowl, and a pinion on the scraper with which the rack barengages.

5. An ice cream spoon comprising a bowl formed with a depression and acentrally disposed opening, a scraper operating in the bowl, a pinionand trunnion on the bottom of the scraper, the pinion litting in thedepression and the trunnion tting in the opening, a handle formed withand extending from the bottom of the bowl, said handle having alongitudinally disposed groove, a 1ack bar operating in the groove andadapted to slide lengthwise therein and engaging the pinion, a pivotallymounted linger segment engaging the rack bar, a spring for holding thesame in normal position, and a set screw on the handle which engages theoutside edge ot' the rack bar to retain the rack bar inthe groove andagainst the wall thereof.

An ice cream spoon comprising a bowll` a handle formed with a groove, asingle scraper operating in the bowl and which is bent at its upper endto engage over the upper edge of said bowl to provide a guide, a gear onthe bottom of the scraper, a rack litting in the groove in the handleand adapted to slide lengthwise therein and engaging the gear, apivotally mounted linger piece formed with teeth to engage the rack, anda spring for holding the linger piece and rack bar in normal position.

ln testimony whereof l atlix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES GEIER. lVitnesses L. H. GILns, R. NmLsnN.

